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SOMALI GETS DRAFTED IN THE WNBA

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:49 pm
by fighter
Sweden’s Farhiya Abdi was selected with the 13th overall pick in the second round of the WNBA by The Los Angeles Sparks this afternoon in Bristol Connecticut.

The 20-year-old Abdi(08 Stockholm), who is currently playing in Czech Republic for Czech’s Frisco Brno was also a member of the team that finished fourth at the Summer Universiade in 2011 .

CONGRATS FARHIYA

Re: SOMALI GETS DRAFTED IN THE WNBA

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:50 pm
by fighter
Someone post the pic please. Im using mobile

Thanks Kukri

Re: SOMALI GETS DRAFTED IN THE WNBA

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:54 pm
by jalaaludin5
Image

Re: SOMALI GETS DRAFTED IN THE WNBA

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:26 pm
by Shirib

Re: SOMALI GETS DRAFTED IN THE WNBA

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:28 pm
by kadarre
Masha Allah. That girl would put alot of american farax's to shame.

Re: SOMALI GETS DRAFTED IN THE WNBA

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:33 pm
by fighter
She sure will

Awesome video Shirib

Re: SOMALI GETS DRAFTED IN THE WNBA

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:46 pm
by FAH1223
Nice!

Re: SOMALI GETS DRAFTED IN THE WNBA

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:53 pm
by metamorphosis
nice. I wonder how tall she is?

Re: SOMALI GETS DRAFTED IN THE WNBA

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:54 pm
by Shirib
nice. I wonder how tall she is?
6'2

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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:27 pm
by metamorphosis
nice. I wonder how tall she is?
6'2
mashallah. she will make us proud.

Re: SOMALI GETS DRAFTED IN THE WNBA

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:03 pm
by grandpakhalif
I didn't know you can get drafted from the kitchen.

Re: SOMALI GETS DRAFTED IN THE WNBA

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:42 pm
by eliteSomali
Congrats to her. :up:

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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:56 pm
by AgentOfChaos
Image

Well at least she is not nursing major so that's good.

Re: SOMALI GETS DRAFTED IN THE WNBA

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:08 pm
by IRONm@N
She is in the WNBA, I'm waiting the day Somali join NBA, NFL and FIFA/worldcup. what ever happen to all those faraxs that play basketball/soccer 24/7 on the streets?
shame on them.
I heard there is a Somali boy that was picked up by the NCAA, and also a Somali guy went to the NFL draft but was rejected.

Re: SOMALI GETS DRAFTED IN THE WNBA

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:19 pm
by FAH1223
She is in the WNBA, I'm waiting the day Somali join NBA, NFL and FIFA/worldcup. what ever happen to all those faraxs that play basketball/soccer 24/7 on the streets?
shame on them.
I heard there is a Somali boy that was picked up by the NCAA, and also a Somali guy went to the NFL draft but was rejected.
There's a kid at Washington State. He blew out his knee but he was playing with Klay Thompson last year and Thompson was drafted by Golden State last summer.